I told you a short time ago that Cyberpunk was going to be on a somewhat comeback. Fast forward to our present and we not only experienced an authentic and well deserved sequel to the original Blade Runner but, we’ve had a very well done but poorly received (underrated) Ghost in the Shell live action film, a promising Cyberpunk 2077 video game from CDprojekt, a Battleangel live action just around the corner and the real world based yet Gibson’esque MR. ROBOT is still going strong with it’s cyber-thriller web of paranoia within a very realistic underworld of modern society during the contemporary nose dive into the future.
Now news has surfaced via CBR.com that London based publishing company Titan will be co-publishing with Alcon Media a BLADE RUNNER comic book set in-canon with both Blade Runner films. That means that the drama taking place on the page will be happening in the same universe as Deckard and K.
“In partnering with the exceptional Titan Comics and Titan Books,” Kosove and Johnson said, “we’re confident that the world of Blade Runner will continue to organically grow in a way that refuses to sacrifice the quality, tone and high standards of this beloved property.”
Landau and Cheung added:
“We are extremely excited to be publishing Blade Runner comics and illustrated books. The Blade Runner universe has barely been explored; there is so much more there. It’s an honour to be bringing this world to life in new ways for a new audience — and to reveal tales from that universe that you’ve never seen before.”
– Titan’s co-founders, Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung.
That quote was from a statement made with Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. They also mentioned that the companies are set to develop a mix of Blade Runner comics, as well as a “a variety of publications focused on the visual and technical sides of the production process.”
I’m nowhere near on the moon but, my excitement is in the red. I just hope for a good team of creators to sign up for the project and deliver. It’s a good time on the horizon for people that relish in the HI-TECH, LOW LIFE aesthetic and pessimism of technology putting the polish on this turd of civilization while the concrete jungles of the world are crumbling around the sheep surrounded by hungry wolves.
Keep your head up. Keep your fingers on that rewind button.
